CHEMICAL FEATURES OF SPORE COAT OF BACILLUS SUBTILIS

Abstract
The spore coat of B. subtilis was isolated and solubilized by treatment with sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) plus dithiothreitol (DDT) solution. This treatment solubilized about 85% of the spore coat fraction and the soluble fraction mainly consisted of protein. The protein was purified in a buffer containing the detergent. The results of gel filtration, SDS-disc gel electrophoresis and NH2-terminal analysis showed the major component of the spore coat protein to be 1 kind with a MW of 14,000.

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